Obituaries

Walter P. Sheppard

Walter P. Sheppard

Nov 27, 2013

The Honorable Walter P. Sheppard 74 of 554 Woodland Road died Wednesday November 27 2013 at Tidelands Community Hospice House Georgetown. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday December 1 2013 at Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemetery by the Rev. E. Arden Hallman. Visitation was from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry. Masonic Rites...

Faye Lathrop White Heath

Faye Lathrop White Heath

Nov 26, 2013

Faye Lathrop White Heath 77 of Brookside Manor died Tuesday November 26 2013 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Mrs. Heath was born on August 5 1936 in Saluda County a daughter of the late Daniel P. and Bessie Crouch Lathrop. She was a member of the Chapin Baptist Church in Chapin and loved camping and was a big NASCAR fan....

Richard M. Swanson

Richard M. Swanson

Nov 23, 2013

Richard M. Swanson 85 of 2010 Crescent Street Newberry SC died Saturday November 23 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 28 1928 in Miami FL a son of the late Leslie M. and Beatrice Escoll Swanson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired employee of the State of Florida Employment Agency. Mr. Swanson...

Callie Mae Wessinger

Callie Mae Wessinger

Nov 22, 2013

Callie Mae Wessinger 90 of Chapin wife of George Raymond Whitey Wessinger Sr. died Friday November 22 2013 at The Heritage at Lowman in White Rock. Mrs. Wessinger was born on April 12 1923 in Chapin a daughter of the late Preston Banks Lindler and Lola Monts Lindler. She was a member of Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church and was retired...

Louise Comalander Shealy

Louise Comalander Shealy

Nov 21, 2013

Louise Comalander Shealy 103 formerly of Dan Comalander Rd Chapin widow of Frank M. Shealy Sr. died November 21 2013 at the Heritage at Lowman. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 11:00 AM Saturday November 23 2013 in St. Jacobs Lutheran Church Cemetery by the Rev. Kevin Powers. The family did receive friends at the church following the interment service....

Alma Bates Cotney

Alma Bates Cotney

Nov 21, 2013

Alma Bates Cotney 92 formerly of Prosperity widow of J. Nelson Cotney died Thursday November 21 2013 at White Oak Manor. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday November 24 2013 at Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Scott Kierstead the Rev. Randy Derrick and Mr. Thomas Bush. Visitation was at the church from 1:00 to 1:45 PM prior...

Jack W. Whitesides

Jack W. Whitesides

Nov 19, 2013

Jack W. Whitesides 68 husband of Paulette Whitaker Whitesides died Tuesday November 19 2013 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday November 22 2013 in Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Tresco Shannon and the Rev. Michael W. Whitesides. Burial did follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens. The family was at the residence 16...

Elizabeth “Tip” Meadows Barrow Brendle

Elizabeth “Tip” Meadows Barrow Brendle

Nov 18, 2013

Elizabeth Tip Meadows Barrow Brendle 90 died November 18 2013. Funeral Services celebrating her life was held 1:00 PM Friday November 22 2013 at the Pierce-Jefferson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel Kernersville NC with Rev. Kevin Frack officiating. Interment did follow in Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. A native of Stokes County Tip was the daughter and the oldest...

Thomas “Tom” Joseph Burton

Thomas “Tom” Joseph Burton

Nov 11, 2013

Thomas Tom Joseph Burton 66 of Silverstreet died Monday November 11 2013 at his residence. Memorial services were conducted at 3:30 PM on Friday November 15 2013 at the Whitaker Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Eddie Bledsoe. Military honors were rendered following the service. He was born on January 26 1947 in Seymore IN a son of the late...

Elizabeth “Bettie” Caldwell Brown Summer

Elizabeth “Bettie” Caldwell Brown Summer

Nov 3, 2013

Elizabeth Bettie Caldwell Brown Summer 95 widow of Thomas Roy Summer Jr. and formerly of Springfield Place Newberry died Sunday November 3 2013 at National Health Care Columbia. Graveside services were conducted at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday November 5 2013 at Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Mantle Nance and the Rev. Tim Erskine. The family did receive friends from 10:00...

Thomas Jackson Dominick

Thomas Jackson Dominick

Nov 1, 2013

Thomas Jackson Dominick 85 of Newberry died Friday November 1 2013 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dominick was born in Laurens County on April 2 1928 a son of the late Willie E. and Margaret Franklin Dominick. He was founder and owner of Dominicks Auto Service since 1965. Mr. Dominick was a charter member of the Newberry Moose Lodge...

Martha Stelling Christian

Martha Stelling Christian

Oct 22, 2013

Martha Stelling Christian of Fripp Island South Carolina died on Tuesday October 22 2013. The family did receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church at 405 King Street from five to seven thirty in the evening on Thursday October 24 2013. A memorial service was held at St. John's Lutheran Church at 157 Lady's Island Drive...

Alvin William Tucker Sr.

Alvin William Tucker Sr.

Oct 18, 2013

Alvin William Tucker Sr. 62 of 107 Herman Wise Road Newberry died Friday October 18 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 30 1951 in Laurens County a son of the late Willie Bell Walker. Alvin worked as a truck driver for the Charles K. Doolittle logging company for many years and will be remembered as a loving...

Luther Earl Kibler

Luther Earl Kibler

Oct 17, 2013

Luther Earl Kibler 96 of Boiling Springs SC died Thursday October 17 2013 at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg SC. Born January 7 1917 in Newberry SC he was the son of the late William Luther and Mary Lavinia Ruff Kibler. Visitation was 12:00-1:00 PM Sunday October 20 2013 at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel 2075 E. Main St. Spartanburg SC 29307. Funeral services...

Doris Cook Boozer

Doris Cook Boozer

Oct 16, 2013

Doris Cook Boozer 87 widow of Edwin L. Boozer died Wednesday October 16 2013 at White Oak Manor. Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 P.M. Saturday October 19 2013 in Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church by the Rev. Floyd Sides and the Rev. James Shealy. Burial did follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was on Thursday October 17 2013 from 5:30...

Anna Harris Turney

Anna Harris Turney

Oct 15, 2013

Anna Harris Turney 69 of 528 Boyd Road Newberry died Tuesday October 15 2013 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday at Dutch Fork Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Jody Flowers. Mrs. Turney was born on May 19 1944 in Charleston the daughter of the late Mallon and Anna Hodge Harris....

Edith C. Greisser

Edith C. Greisser

Oct 10, 2013

Edith C. Greisser 73 of 31 Summerset Bay Dr. Cross Hill SC wife of Harry Greisser died Thursday October 10 2013 at her residence. Born May 7 1940 in Philadelphia PA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Catherine Duff Voss. Edith was a registered nurse having graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing. She was very active...

James G. Toon

James G. Toon

Oct 7, 2013

James G. Toon 88 of 411 Chowning Place Lexington died Monday October 7 2013 at Lexington Extended Care. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday October 10 2013 in Newberry Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Dr. William Pauling. The family did receive friends at Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry from 1:00 to 1:30 PM prior to the...

Dr. William Wesley Burr Jr.

Dr. William Wesley Burr Jr.

Sep 28, 2013

Dr. William Wesley Burr Jr. passed away peacefully Saturday September 28 in his daughters home in Olney MD. During his last moments his wife Cornelia Clary Burr their children and grandchildren surrounded William. Son of William Wesley and Aural Scott Burr and brother to Jean Burr Anderson William was born on March 12 1923 in Lincoln NE. Dr. Burr received...

Andy E. Beasley

Andy E. Beasley

Sep 28, 2013

Andy Beasley 80 of Prosperity SC died Saturday September 28 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 22 1932 in Richmond KY a son of the late James and Dora Beasley. The Rosary will be prayed at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday October 2 2013 at Whitaker Funeral Home Chapin with visitation following from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Mass of...